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Doug Hobbs
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Apply now for a calf housing grant
Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grants are availble to help you receive co-funding for large infrastructure projects that help...


Doug Hobbs
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Watch: Funding for farmers webinar
On Wednesday 6 September, we held a webinar for farmers to learn more about the funding available in England. Policy leads working on the...


Greg Crawford
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Register interest in the Sustainable Farming Incentive
Defra has recently announced that Farmers will be able to sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from the 18th of September....

Doug Hobbs
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Defra - Webinar 'Funding for Farmers' Sep 6th 11:30-12:30
The Defra Farming & Countryside Programme team is holding a webinar for farmers to find out about the payments available in England....


Greg Crawford
Aug 16, 202314 min read
SFI standards - interaction with other schemes
In this post we will outline how the new 2023 SFI standards interact with other schemes to identify which SFI’s can be entered onto land...


Greg Crawford
Aug 11, 20236 min read
SFI 2023 update from Defra
SFI 2023 will be launched later this month under a controlled roll out. The RPA will be in touch with details of an expression of...

Sarah Nyczaj-Kyle
Aug 7, 20235 min read
Digging Deep: Building our resilience
I’m writing this blog looking out of my window and counting the puddles in the field. Whilst Europe faces a heatwave, here in Cumbria we...


Jo Bellett
Aug 4, 20231 min read
The animal health and welfare infrastructure grant
Grants of between £15,000 and £500,000 are available for large infrastructure projects that help to improve the health and welfare of...


Jo Bellett
Aug 3, 20231 min read
New rounds of innovation grants
Defra will open another round of the Small R&D Partnership Projects competition in August and, in September, another round of the...


Doug Hobbs
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Government extends permitted development rights for camping and filming
If interested in running a temporary tent-focused campsite over the peak of the summer season, operating under permitted development...


Sarah Nyczaj-Kyle
Jul 21, 20235 min read
“It’s Good to Talk”
Sometimes, when I am out, standing in a field acting as a human sheepdog, I wish I had the ability to read minds. How handy it would be...


Doug Hobbs
Jul 12, 20231 min read
New regulations to promote fairness and transparency for dairy sector
Measures to improve supply contracts in the dairy sector have been released by Defra following concerns that farmers were not being paid...


Jo Bellett
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Water Management Grants
Water Management grant applications for Defra, close on 12 July 2023. The grant is available to horticultural and arable businesses...

Sarah Nyczaj-Kyle
Jul 3, 20236 min read
“Where there’s livestock….there’s deadstock”
Imagine asking a member of the public to think about what farming means to them. Can you guess what image they would think of? I imagine...


Greg Crawford
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 details launched
After much anticipation Defra has formally launched the full version of the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for England. The...

Doug Hobbs
Jun 22, 20231 min read
SFI: more ways to enhance your income, productivity and the environment
Defra have published the SFI Handbook on GOV.UK. setting out all the actions the government will pay for and the scheme's rules. Today,...


Doug Hobbs
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Creating an effective Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)
Taking unproductive land out of production and managing it for its biodiversity value. There is a wealth of services that are provided by...

Andrew Teanby, Alex Godfrey, George Marffy
Jun 13, 20231 min read
Is regenerative agriculture financially viable?
The intensive nature of modern agriculture has reduced soil health and impacted its productivity causing a reduction in the ecosystem...

Andrew Teanby, Alex Godfrey
Jun 13, 20231 min read
Is now the right time to enter the voluntary carbon market?
Savills look at the maturity of soil carbon schemes in the UK and how to develop a carbon strategy that is designed to suit your...


Andrew Teanby, Alex Godfrey, George Marffy
Jun 13, 20231 min read
Savills Research: Spotlight on Soil
Soil is the foundation of every farm business. In this Spotlight, Savills provide an overview of the approach each home nation is taking...
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